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:o- “sum not "“0!“le '“t‘tlllt‘mldy. (Amber . Join .' - i “A ' ~~-~~~~ “a.-- ~ ~i- ~ I I , Frozen meals Just the beginning at Papa Soly s homestyle foods BYGRH;MACDONA1D ,-;;r . . . : “Our target market is families With voting t'hmmcle Staff 77’" '7 kids. between zero and 10," he said L!“ ' Solomon and his wife have four daugh ro/.en food is just the beginning l'hat's . ters between six and nine years old. so they Fthe motto at Papa Soly's. a homestyle :1 knew how hard it could he to prepare and food store that recently moved into cook dinner, liastbridge inWaterloo. i “It's always tough ~ you have skating, [be main thrust of the business is fro/en a " .. hockey. baseball and then add school coin entrees , lasagna. cabbage rolls, roasts and - j mitments. it's almost impossible," he said. more. . ‘ ‘ “We knew how tough it could he We're Hut owner Ron Solomon wanted the store . ‘ » - sort ofin that target market." to be more. So he has expanded the busi- ‘_ <’ . ‘ And the store has been expanding. ness, which operated out of Deer Ridge in i J ‘ y .. ‘ ‘ ()ne of the newest portions of their busi Kitchener for the last few years. to include ' “ i . a, 6" "a! ness is school lunches. hot lunches and catering. - ’ r Papa Soly's is helping do away with piua lhat‘s not to mention the wholesale side & _ ‘* '. days. as the (Zatholic school board has a new ofthe operation that supplies food to restau~ ' " . - * I a healthy food policy. rants and health care facilities across the 5 s; f ‘ a ”my will be supplying hot lunches to lo province. ‘ ’ .â€" schools in the region on certain days each The business was born 10 years ago out month, Solomon said, of Solomon's father's catering company. I “ l‘he kids will be getting a hot and Conestoga Catering. _ .4 ‘ healthy meal at lunch Instead of pl/Ja." he The company mostly supplied food to . V- t7 ,I- said. . restaurants and hospitals and in time .1. f _ ' “Instead of greasy stuff. they'll be getting became one of the top suppliers in the i ». f- a lunch with mashed potatoes and vegeta province. . /~' , ; bles." But Solomon was always looking to .' ' fl, H, a; X. "7. The other side of the business is also expand “h (/( s/_“ I" " thriving â€" long-term care facilities, retire- So he drew from his father's menu. and m ment homes and hospitals are all being sup» borrowed his name to create Papa Soly's. . plied by Papa Soly's. He even borrowed the elder Solomon's ‘ _- s . __ 7 Papa Soly's is also available for catering visage and turned it into a cartoon version :93; ' “j "We can do up lasagna. garlic bread and to be their spokesperson. 7â€"7;- ‘ ' c " ‘ ‘ Caesar salad for a business lunch or a party “I still don't know how he feels about . ‘ ‘ ‘7 i‘ and bring itall out to you." Solomon said. that." Solomon said. "“' ‘ _ And with the store. the wholesale supply. ,' Solomon culled the favourites from (1011- ' - “#:N the school lunches and the catering, what estoga Catering â€" lasagna. schnitzel and .. 3 f‘Nrtn': l could Solomon possible do next? cabbage rolls ‘ as well as other recipes that ~ .11: " . ’.,"' ' Franchises. of course. were distributed from the wholesale side of a”: y .. . _ "’ “We plan to sell this one and go set up the business. ’ to}, y _ .7“ ' . somewhere else," Solomon said. The store operated out of Deer Ridge for - 7-" " - ' k? f s, lg , " ' For more information or to see a menu, three years before Solomon decided to fig" 5;: “ fri- , visit the store's website at move. And when he moved, he wanted to do _ j§*\:ޤ g / www.papasolys.ca. something a little different. . 1, ' 1. . “We always had the idea of serving up a “TI ' ‘5” l ‘ ,_ " hot meal â€" a good. homecooked meal," ;\ ‘ e / ' Solomon said. 3. . When the store moved the store into M a‘kig. . Papa SOIy’S l-‘as‘thridgc this summer. they installed but \xa‘ (5;, . . 370 Pastbridge Blvd. lunch table with a variety of options. dais. a; A "‘54 ‘ 519-884-0677 l‘vlllon‘h small entrees and Single‘“’“’ing Ron Solomon is the owner of Papa Soly‘s, a homestyle and frozen food store that opened a www.papasolys.ca meals. it‘s a great place to stop by and grab a location in Eastbridge over the summer. Open Monday to Saturday hot meal." he said. 'lhere is also some seat- a“ “(MD ”‘0'” lOa.m. to 8 pm. mg in the store. The location doesn't just cater to busir Since hastbridge has a lot of families and Sunday The lunch buffet includes lasagna, soup. nesspeople looking for a healthy lunch â€" it’s schools nearby, it seemed like the perfect Noon t06 pm. salad and more. also great to attract young families. location. Solomon said. \ ' 'd h \. ”w. nlure . . . . we get pal w en xv» Ion/4,,” . ' \,_‘ / 1 you get pa1d.wx, \/‘// | ,. l I I 0 re 9 ‘~ /)/’ Personal Injury Law . We fund ALL itiation expenses. morellkelly.com 519.743.4443 ‘